Honduras & Gastric Cancers
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Marinmommy…so nice to hear from you. I agree with what you have mentioned, South America has a high rate of gastric cancers. In the high mountains of Chili, for example Gallbladder cancer is prevelant.
Again, how wonderful of you to stay in touch.
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MarionHello All –
Just in case you can read Spanish, I found this article in a Honduran newspapers that may be of interest to you. My father, who passed last year from CC, was from Honduras and lived in the region described in this article. The article states that Honduras is the country in Latin America with the most cases of gastric cancer. It is rated just below Japan and China. The interesting part is that it appears that most cases are centered in a certain region (the west). One common factor the doctors are analyzing is a bacteria called Helicobacter pylori. Also, 25% of all the gastric cancers are people under the age of 55.
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